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Not talking about panties/cleavage shots. I'm talking about sexual scenes, of course well never see them actually doing it but it can be implied, like in that one scene between Kira and Flay in Gundam Seed. Anyways that's what I thought when the script writer about putting "ero scenes" possibly for the couple's.

I hope that what's she's talking about. Then again, Otakus may rag on about purity issues again. I am all for a more developed romantic relationships in my opinion.

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I'm enjoying all of the characters so far. All of them seem really interesting, and like acejem said, everything was shown at a very nice pace [I personally think they spent enough time on the parent thing, since that's not the point of the show]. The setting is perfect as well for this type of show.

So far, I feel like this will be my favorite. I was right to be excited about this, and hopefully PA Works can keep up the pacing [considering I grew tired of Canaan, which started well, and the pacing for Angel Beats wasn't the best].

Edit: Also, usually I wouldn't like characters like Minko, but they do a good job of making Ohana seem inconsiderate enough to seem a little spoiled and childish, yet not enough so that it becomes annoying. I can't blame Minko, but at the same time I can't hate Ohana.

I hope that what's she's talking about. Then again, Otakus may rag on about purity issues again. I am all for a more developed romantic relationships in my opinion.

Just to clear up any misunderstanding reason I posted that response to that interview is because when it was mention ero scenes it means sexual scenes, at least that what ero means in the hentai field. While ecchi means just fanservice stuff. Guess that part of the interview/word wasn't translated correctly, the writer actually said ecchi instead of ero scenes.

What a pleasant surprise! I really liked the art and the setting was great.

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What I dont understand however is, what kind of mother sends her only child off to work for her own unpleasant mother, whom she had clearly broken with? Seems kinds weird to me.

And secondly, I can understand if the grandmother is supposed to be some sort of haughty old matron and all that, but are you really allowed to strike people like that in Japan without any repercussions?

What a pleasant surprise! I really liked the art and the setting was great.

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What I dont understand however is, what kind of mother sends her only child off to work for her own unpleasant mother, whom she had clearly broken with? Seems kinds weird to me.

And secondly, I can understand if the grandmother is supposed to be some sort of haughty old matron and all that, but are you really allowed to strike people like that in Japan without any repercussions?

In Asian culture, generally yes. Although it may be prohibited by law in a lot of countries, culturally and realistically grandparents and parents are allowed to discipline their children/relatives. I've been subject to it myself, though in the grandmother's case, it is for an ulterior purpose. Usually when children are disciplined it is for a reason and generally for the good development of them.

Excellent start to the show I made my top pick of the coming season. I am not usually a huge Itou Kanae fan, but she was absolutely outstanding here, creating a character with potential depth. And maybe Okada Mari is better at doing original stories than adapting other people's. This appears to be the real thing, depending on where they take it from here. Lots of strong characters and a wonderful stage.

As for slapping children, I am not against it in all cases, but East or West, it is usually more about the adult's anger (which comes from fear) than the child's good. It is apparently a fact that most people in prisons in North America were physically abused as children.

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This was even better than I expected! I really loved how they portrayed Ohana's transition from a city girl to a girl working at an inn. They really showed how big these sudden changes are. But I know for a fact that I'm going to hate Ohana's grandmother (and maybe her mother a bit too). Plus I already dislike Minko. I mean, who in their right mind comes across a stranger who picks her plants by accident, slaps them, and tells her to die right off the bat!? And throughout the rest of the episode!? And she doesn't even thank Ohana for standing up for her and taking all the blame!? That's just plain bratty and rude! I certainly don't act like that! And I wish Nako stood up for her a little bit (well, I know she did but I don't feel it was enough). And who in their right mind also makes a big scene out of a falling futon!? That's just going overboard. But even so, Ohana and Minko did NOTHING to deserve that harsh punishment, even if it was accidental! I think I'm going to like Ohana. But even so, I really like this show so far. I see great things coming from it!

This was even better than I expected! I really loved how they portrayed Ohana's transition from a city girl to a girl working at an inn. They really showed how big these sudden changes are. But I know for a fact that I'm going to hate Ohana's grandmother (and maybe her mother a bit too). Plus I already dislike Minko. I mean, who in their right mind comes across a stranger who picks her plants by accident, slaps them, and tells her to die right off the bat!? And throughout the rest of the episode!? And she doesn't even thank Ohana for standing up for her and taking all the blame!? That's just plain bratty and rude! I certainly don't act like that! And I wish Nako stood up for her a little bit (well, I know she did but I don't feel it was enough). And who in their right mind also makes a big scene out of a falling futon!? That's just going overboard. But even so, Ohana and Minko did NOTHING to deserve that harsh punishment, even if it was accidental! I think I'm going to like Ohana. But even so, I really like this show so far. I see great things coming from it!

They're a business. Think about what would happen if this happened at a hotel. Plus, as lovable as Ohana is, she acts spoiled when she interacts with Minko. From Minko's point of view, she's messing in things that she shouldn't be messing with [the plants], she's butting in other people's business [the chef], and she's causing her trouble and then trying to appease her by demonizing the grandmother who she has only met for a day.

Ahh this brings back memories to my first day in working life... Hell, not even full time but a part-time waiter... Even the simplest of smallest of innocent mistakes can be a big deal, it's a very different life from school, almost makes me miss the classroom. Plus you don't really have anyone looking out for you if you're unlucky.

After that I swore never to work in service ever >.>

But enough of that, all the good points people have already mention so I would just like to say that I hope Ko would make the occasional appearance or referrence, I'm interested to see how the relationship would develop if it does.

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Wow, it's like watching a J-drama in animated form, from the plot, to the pacing, to the characters. Just too bad that it's only 25 mins compared to 45 mins j-drama episodes (or 1 hour pilot ones lol); man I'm seriously hanging here.

I don't watch J-dramas (the few ones I have they were comedies like Nodame Cantabile... which I thought was silly in a good way), but the story seems like a high-end quality Korean drama aimed at teenagers or a western teen drama.

If the quality keeps up, I wouldn't be surprised if they make a live action version out of it for a Japanese mainstream audience though.

Though the pessimistic side of me says the popularity of this show will probably reach something of True Tears level only, or at best Toradora's level (the script writer for Hanasaku Iroha is the same as Toradora I believe).

They're a business. Think about what would happen if this happened at a hotel. Plus, as lovable as Ohana is, she acts spoiled when she interacts with Minko. From Minko's point of view, she's messing in things that she shouldn't be messing with [the plants], she's butting in other people's business [the chef], and she's causing her trouble and then trying to appease her by demonizing the grandmother who she has only met for a day.

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She might be, but any sane person wouldn't really act the way she did simply because they were messing with the plants. Or well, I personally wouldn't. And against the chef it was just the way Ohana found to compensate Minko for irritating her with the plant issue. I didn't really like Minko from the first episode, because I didn't quite see any sort of reason for her to act the way she did towards Ohana, when all she was trying to do was help. In particular after she got the infamous three-slap-combo, you'd expect her to at least be a bit more understanding of what Ohana is going through...

Ayways, for the episode itself, really strong start. Well written, interesting characters and setting too. It's slated for 2 cour, according to Moonphase, so we'll have to see how it plays out, but there's a lot to explore when dealing with the life of a bunch of girls in a big hotel. Be it with the internal interactions and also towards the clients. The animation was also very nice, with some really pretty backgrounds. I loved the lighting in some scenes, as well, like the one in the park where she's talking to Kou that she'll be leaving.

Ohana for now is the start of the show. I like characters who are determined, and even when confronted with this sucky situtation she's still tryin to push forward. The very last scene of the episode was handled great -- the way she's holding the cloth and tears start falling down, while the OP intro is playing. Great stuff.

They're a business. Think about what would happen if this happened at a hotel. Plus, as lovable as Ohana is, she acts spoiled when she interacts with Minko. From Minko's point of view, she's messing in things that she shouldn't be messing with [the plants], she's butting in other people's business [the chef], and she's causing her trouble and then trying to appease her by demonizing the grandmother who she has only met for a day.

I guess you have a point, but I still think the reactions were a bit over-the-top. And I agree with blue-kun's statement too. But thanks for the clarification anyway. I don't really know how all this stuff works. Hehe.

The falling futon would definitely be a big deal at an inn. The grandmother was perfectly justified in giving that big apology. Ohana will cause a lot of trouble before she gets the hang of the place. Fun, lol. I kept looking at the tracks of her polishing and thinking she was missing bits.... I liked the way she stood up for punishment at the end. A big moment in her development.

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Despite the intended negative reaction, it is obvious that Minko is going to open up and since this is 2 season length anime, I'm fairly certain they will go through her backstory which will explain why she is the way she is.

Will have to see who my favourite character will be as the episodes go on, but I have a feeling it's going to be Minko.

In general, I guess it turned out to be around what I expected... in the atmosphere department, anyways. It feels like there is plenty of potential for character development and all of that stuff. As a first episode, it was good, anyways, but with 2-cour and the first episode not giving me enough hope, I am still slightly worried about how this will turn out.
Well, this is still my "Most anticipated anime of this season" though.

I guess one thing I didn't like were the characters, in general, so far. Mainly the protagonist, who came off with a personality that made me imagine someone punching her in her stomach. And I guess there were characters that felt so... off(?) or maybe too anime-like(?) that kind of disappointed me, especially those parents. If they did the whole "I'm scum and I'm abandoning my child" more seriously and slowly, it would have been pretty great, but they were just "Kya~ I'm abandoning my child!~" and there wasn't really any time to feel anything at all about it. Kind of just to set the plot, like Hayate's parents.
Also, another complaint are the songs so far. Both the insert and the ED had headache-inducing-ly bad vocals...

But well, so far, it isn't impossible to understand like half of the anime that have aired so far and it wasn't deadly average like the other half.

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I just came to the realization that my viewing age has become that of a middle-age housewife...

I lol'd, then I realised that it's pretty much the same for me. My favourite shows are of the josei or at least of the seinen demography (5cm/s, Honey and Clover for example) and my most anticipated show in the following season after this is Usagi Drop (popular josei manga). Hanasaku Iroha should have been a notimanA anime.